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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kira have a love affair with somebody she does not like?
(a) To get money.
(b) To convince the man to appreciate capitalism.
(c) To increase freedom for society.
(d) To become free.

2. In a dying society, how many choices does Rand say individuals have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Too many to count.
(d) Three.

3. What adjective does Rand use to describe the USA's founding fathers?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Thinkers.
(c) Bodyguards.
(d) Intellectuals.

4. In which period did capitalism arise?
(a) 17th century.
(b) 18th century.
(c) 19th century.
(d) 20th century.

5. Freedom and philosophy first arose in which setting, according to Rand?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) Ancient Rome.
(d) Renaissance Europe.

6. What did Kant allegedly close philosophy to?
(a) Logic.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Morality.
(d) Reason.

7. Rand suggests that a nation's bodyguards are which type of people?
(a) The military.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Those who are physically strongest.
(d) Government officials.

8. Rand says that no man has the right to do which of the following?
(a) Consider using force when provoked.
(b) Provoke force.
(c) Initiate force against others.
(d) Create force.

9. Andrei viewed citizens in what way?
(a) As leeches.
(b) As worker ants.
(c) As piles of flesh.
(d) As angry mobs.

10. What was Andrei passionate about?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Collectivism.

11. The injunction not to judge shows the climax of which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Capitalism.

12. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?
(a) Leo.
(b) Andrei.
(c) Hank.
(d) Charles.

13. New intellectuals, says Rand, should not give into which of the following?
(a) Despair.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

14. What does Rand describe as being man's only tool of knowledge?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Eagerness.
(c) Physical strength.
(d) The mind.

15. Who does Rand describe as a soldier of liberty?
(a) Politician.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Average citizen.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers a speech in We The Living?

2. What country does Rand believe is deluding itself?

3. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?

4. What kind of crime was Leo arrested for?

5. What does Rand state that capitalism is incompatible with?

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